artichoke stuffed chicken
- 1/4 cup homemade mayonnaise
- 4 whole boneless chicken breasts, skinned & halved lengthwise
- 1-1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (about 6 oz.)
- 1 tbsp. finely chopped onion
- 1 tbsp. dried parsley flakes
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 (6 oz.) jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp. water
- 1 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup Vegetable oil
- Prepare homemade mayonnaise.
- Cover and refrigerate (I didn't use homemade mayonnaise, but apparently it's great with it!.
- Pound chicken breasts to 1/4" thickness; set aside.
- Mix cheese, 1/4 cup homemade mayonnaise, onion, parsley flakes and mustard in small mixing bowl.
- Cut artichoke hearts into bite size pieces.
- Stir into cheese mixture.
- Spread about 1/4 cup cheese mixture in center of each piece of chicken.
- Roll up and secure edges with wooden picks.
- Mix flour, salt and pepper in shallow dish.
- Dip rolled chicken in flour mixture to coat.
- Set aside.
- Mix egg and water in shallow dish.
- Place bread crumbs in another shallow dish or on sheet of waxed paper.
- Dip rolled chicken in egg mixture then in bread crumbs, pressing to coat thoroughly.
- Cover and refrigerate coated chicken about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place Crisco oil in 13"x9" baking pan.
- Place in oven 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Use tongs to roll coated chicken in hot Crisco oil.
- Arrange chicken in pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
- 8 servings.
homemade mayonnaise, chicken breasts, shredded monterey jack cheese, onion, parsley flakes, mustard, flour, salt, pepper, egg, water, bread crumbs, vegetable oil
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/22056 (may not work)